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SFA Golf Outing
St. Francis Academy is having it's 2nd Annual
Golf Outing on October 5
at Butter Valley
Golf Course
Please see our AD below the Gospel on our Home Page for more details!!!
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - John 6: 41-51
The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said,
"I am the bread that came down from heaven, "
and they said,
"Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph?
Do we not know his father and mother?
Then how can he say,
'I have come down from heaven'?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Stop murmuring among yourselves.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him,
and I will raise him on the last day.
It is written in the prophets:
They shall all be taught by God.
Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father
except the one who is from God;
he has seen the Father.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;
this is the bread that comes down from heaven
so that one may eat it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." -
Fr. kevin's corner
Greetings in the Lord…
Change is a bit of a challenge for all of us. With every transition comes both uncertainty and opportunity. I take this opportunity to introduce myself and hopefully ease some uncertainty.
I am Fr. Kevin Gualano (please call me
Fr. Kevin). I grew up in the Lehigh Valley and I have a younger sister and brother. I am a graduate of Easton Area High School and during which I volunteered at Suburban
Rescue Squad as an EMT
I have a B. S. is in Physical Chemistry, from Gannon University, with a minor in
Psychology. After college I worked a few years at Dun & Bradstreet where I wrote
financial programs. I graduated from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary with a M.A. in Pastoral Theology and recently I was sent for further studies where I earned a Master of Science in Church Management from the
Villanova School of Business.
I have been ordained for 14 years during when I served as an Assistant Pastor at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena and St. Joseph the Worker Parishes. I then served as the Chaplain of Bethlehem Catholic High School, and then as the Newman Chaplain of both Muhlenberg and Moravian Colleges.
I enjoy hiking, bicycling, skiing, and a really good rain storm.
I am extremely happy and excited to be
appointed your Administrator of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish. I look forward to this great journey of faith, that the Holy Spirit has gifted us.
May God Bless you,
Fr. Kevin
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SFA 275th Anniversary AD BOOK-Individual Sponsorship & Donations
PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURE IN THIS AD TO GO TO OUR
275TH Anniversary Individual Sponsorship AD Book Web Page!
If you want to purchase an individual sponsorship...you can do that!
or
If you just want to donate to the "cause" you can do that!
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SFA 275th Anniversary ad book-business sponsorships
PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURE IN THIS AD TO GO TO OUR
275TH Anniversary Business Sponsorship AD Book Web Page!
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2nd annual st. francis academy golf outing - October 5th
October 5-2018 !!!
Our FIRST golf outing was such a success that we are now gearing up for our 2nd Annual SFA Golf Outing held once again at the fun and challenging
Butter Valley Golf Course
THREE WAYS TO REGISTER & PAY FOR THE OUTING!!
I. If want to Register Online & pay your Golf Fees Great!!!
II. OR...Just Register online...that's okay, too!!!
Then you can mail your check payable to: St. Francis Academy
and Mail it to: 668 Pine St. - Bally, PA 19503
III. Register by printing off forms and mailing your check...you can do that too!
Lastly, if you want to be a sponsor of a golf hole, be a Silver or Gold sponsor, a putting contest sponsor, the longest drive sponsor, the top foursome sponsor, a lunch or dinner sponsor or if you just want to contriubte an amount as
Friend of SFA...we'd love that, too!
just click on the link at the end of this AD for all this information
to be taken to our Golf Outing Page!
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Sign-up for TEXT-Email News, Info & Alerts
Hear ye, Hear ye all Most Blessed Sacrament Parishioners!!
One of our strategic goals is to enhance communications with every parishioner.
If you would like to be notified by TEXT or EMAIL of important parish news, holy day reminders, important messages from our pastor, and special events being held at MBS, school closings, etc., then this is for you. Plus, join as many groups as you are involved with! We are positive more groups will be added in the future.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SIGNING UP ON THE FORM PROVIDED BELOW THIS AD. THANK YOU.
Please note...after you click on the "Sign Me UP" link below, you will be directed to sign up for groups if you desire. You can sign up for one or more than one group. Presently, we have five listed: Knights of Columbus, SFA Parents, CCD parents, Preschool parents and Parish Volunteers. Please note...you do NOT have to sign up for any group at all. When you get to this screen, just close down your window.
Just by signing up you will belong to the "Everyone" group and will receive
TEXTS and Emails that go out to the entire parish.
If you do sign up for a group(s) like SFA parents and/or PREP parents as an example and the Director sends a TEXT out to these two groups that school is closed due to weather...you will get these messages. Note...you not only belong to the groups you signed up for...but you're part of the "Everyone" group, too.
Just fill out the form below. If you have both an email address and a CELL phone number or other phone number that can receive text messages, please give us both along with your First & Last name. If you only have one of these...a CELL number or email address...perfectly OK, just give us the one you have...then click: :Sign Me UP.
That's it!
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Sign-up form for TEXT & EMAIL Parish News and Alerts
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Mass Times
- Sunday: 6:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:15 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Monday: 6:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 4:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Saturday Night Vigil
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Confession Times
- Monday: 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Saturday: 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM Or call Parish Office for appointment with priest at 610-845-2460
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Adoration Times
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM Adoration begins immediately after 8 a.m. Daily Mass
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Bennett Schurr's Peru Mission Trip
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32Responsorial Psalm Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19Gospel Mt 19:13-15
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Prayer requests for the sick of our parish
Veronica Babilon, Karen Baker
Kelly Barry, Victor Bastecki
Mae Bauer, Richard Bauman
Joe Bintner, Bonnie Bowman
Colton Buckley, Mary Burns
Christine Chesney, Betty Ann Daily
Eileen Dauler, Karen Davis-King
Frances DeMedio, Lisa Derocher
Colin Devenney, Jr., Julianna DiPietro,
Kathi Donia. Peggy Dwyer, Bill Eliasson
Baby Scarlett Faith
Sue Fahs, Jennifer Farrey
Sarah Frey, Pat Fry
Michael Furey, Lorriane Gehringer
Anna Gehris, Baby Emily Grace, Marge Grim
Francis “Fritz” Henry, David Henry, Andy Heydt, Ilene Herrlinger, J. Hilfer
A.E. Hill, Marie Hobson
Eric Hoehl, Mary Hurst
Ed Hurys, Frances Jacobs
Brian Kelly, James Kennedy
Bradley King, Elizabeth Klocek
Robert Koch, Leona KocH, Ed Kugent
Margaret Kuhn, Eleanor Larson
Denise Lenner, Hannah Levengood
Charlene Long, Anthony Lori
Phillip MacKelvy, Miranda MacKenzie- Richard, Marcy Marks, Joanne Mathias
Michael McCormick, Rita Meck
Anna Mae Melcher, Allen Melcher
Jason Michael, Jeff Miller
Jo Ann Millet, Toby Minner
Donald Minner, Carol Minner
Emalyn Faith Moyer, Cathy Moyer
Mel Mundy-Williams
Brian Muthersbaugh, Ron Myslak
Joseph Neill
Teresa Nethers, Dr. Paul Newcomer
Joseph Nichols, Joan Nichols
Jonathan Nichols, Matthew Palmer
Michael Quigley, Helen Ragone
Russell Reigner, Lucy Riebling
Joel Rivera, Charles Roeder
Andrea Romig, Maria Rossi
Liz Rotondo, Gail Russell
Doug Ryan, Thomas Rymal
Barbara Schott
Linda Seiber, Leroy Shaw
C. Simes, Jennifer Sivco
Richard Slavinski, Mike Sobjak
Mary Ann Stagliano, Chris Stavinski
Chris Strain, Mary Lou Stufflet, Teng,
Francesca Thaler, Karen Waldron
Christian Walters, Yvonne Watts
Vic Weigand, Joseph Windish
Janina Wrona, Alicia Wurster
Tara Wyman, Grace Ziegler
Earl Ziegler, Mark Zigenfuse
The Bonner Family,
Tony, Richard, Christian, Steve
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WeLcome New Parishioners!
New parishioners at Most Blessed Sacrament...know that you are MOST WELCOME!!
We know and believe that you will love your new spiritual home!
Our Parish Office is located with our Church at: 610 Pine Street in Bally, PA You'll be able to fill out the appropriate form for registration and meet Fr. Kevin and some of the staff. Our daily business hours are 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon-Fri.
Please visit the rest of our website for all of our ministries and organizations and join us in spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ!
Again...WELCOME!!!
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PARISH GIVING ONLINE COLLECTIONS PROGRam - SIGN UP NOW!
Now you can contribute to all Sunday Collections, Diocesan Collections and all other collections by coming directly here on Home Page.
By clicking on the PARISH GIVING LOGO below, you can create your account now! After you've created your account you choose any collection to contribute to...Example, you can choose "Sunday Offering"...$25.00...weekly...or...$100 monthly and you choose the date of your contribution.Plus... as an added bonus, you'll be able to use any Rewards or standard Credit/Debit Card that you have or you can use your checking account via EFT draft. It's safe, simple and secure.
The Following is an overview of some of the features:- Ability to make one-time or annual contributions
- Ability to make recurring contributions weekly or monthly
- Ability to select your billing date and frequency
- Ability to use Rewards or Standard Credit Cards or Bank Transfer
- Ability to change your date(s) of contribution
- Ability to access end of year contribution reports
If you have any questions during the enrollment process please call Parish Giving at: 1-866-307-7140.
CLICK ON THIS "PARISH GIVING" LOGO to CREATE YOUR NEW ACCOUNT OR GET ACCESS TO YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT!
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